Weaste Allotments your Co-op reward card cause choice
There are some things in life that we will always need to keep us going. Food is one of those. There are things that we all use around the home …
Allotment self-management needs a bit of feline agility
It is time for a review of our allotment self-management. Weaste Allotments has over 96 plots, four community facilitated areas (bees, chickens, orchard, shop), a community hut with toilets and …
The largest urban garden in Salford opens
Weaste Committee think that 6.5 acres is a huge hands-on project, so we have a lot of empathy for RHS Garden Bridgewater’s team. Well documented by the BBC the 154 …
Sunflower seeds and a can(e) do attitude!
A can do attitude is a great start to becoming a participant in the Sunflower Competition launched by our Social Secretary this month. Oh plus you have to be with …
Keep it clean, community tidy up day.
A 2.6 hectare site it is a challenge to keep it clean. Plot holders are asked to maintain their own rented area, but there are also communal spaces. Every once …
Ready to chit like Kings? Tuber supplies and sharing saplings.
Sharing an order form with Kings Seeds pays real dividends for Weaste Allotment plot holders. A special allotment scheme means that by buying in bulk less is paid. The team …
Growing seeds in and above the ground
Growing seeds is so satisfying. Plant a seed and watch it grow. Seeds can be those we pop in a seedling pot or tray or they can be germs of …
Sign of Spring as the snow arrives
Snow next to the snowdrops which have popped up early with a mild winter. Mother nature has her own ideas about what should happen when. A flower that has been …